趑趄

Chinese

		can't move; to falter	recline; hesitate; mark time
trad. (趑趄)		趑	趄
simp. #(趑趄)		趑	趄
alternative forms		次且 赼且 趦趄

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zījū

  (Zhuyin): ㄗ ㄐㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zeoi¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chu-chhu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zījū
    • Zhuyin: ㄗ ㄐㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zihjyu
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-chü¹
    • Yale: dz̄-jyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyjiu
    • Palladius: цзыцзюй (czyczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ zeoi¹
    • Yale: jī jēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ zêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-chhu
    • Tâi-lô: tsu-tshu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuzhw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

Noun

趑趄

1. (literary) walking with difficulty
2. (literary, figuratively) hesitation

Verb

趑趄

1. (literary) to falter; to hesitate to proceed